Learning & Development Specialist
Location: Liverpool Hybrid (some UK travel required)
Type: Full-time, permanent
Salary - Negotiable depending upon experience
Are you passionate about helping people grow, perform and thrive at work?
We're looking for an experienced and proactive Learning & Development Specialist/Internal Trainer to play a key role in shaping and delivering an engaging, commercially focused L&D offering. This is an exciting opportunity to make a tangible impact by designing and delivering high-quality learning experiences that drive performance and support business growth.
The Role
As our Learning & Development Specialist, you'll work closely with leaders and colleagues across the business to identify learning needs and deliver impactful development solutions. You'll operate across the full learning cycle - from needs analysis and design through to delivery and evaluation, ensuring our learning interventions are relevant, engaging and aligned to strategic priorities.
You'll be a trusted advisor, building strong relationships across the organisation and acting as a go-to contact for L&D support within a designated business area.
This role requires a commercially aware, collaborative individual who thrives in a hybrid environment and is comfortable delivering both virtually and face-to-face across UK locations when required.
What You'll Be Doing
* Partnering with stakeholders to identify learning and development needs
* Designing and delivering engaging workshops and programmes (virtual and in person)
* Supporting career development, leadership development, business/behavioural skills and digital learning initiatives
* Applying blended learning approaches to maximise impact
* Evaluating learning effectiveness and using data to continuously improve the L&D offer
* Acting as a trusted L&D advisor within your aligned business area
* Working collaboratively with colleagues across HR and other support functions
* Contributing to the development of a modern, seamless and high-performing people function
Requirements
What We're Looking For
* Proven experience designing and facilitating engaging workshops (virtual and face-to-face)
* Strong understanding of adult learning principles and how to apply them in practice
* Experience conducting training needs analysis
* Confidence working across the full learning cycle
* Ability to build rapport quickly with a wide range of stakeholders
* A customer-first mindset with strong commercial awareness
* Comfortable working within agreed processes and governance frameworks
* Data-driven approach to improving learning effectiveness
* Resilient, proactive and solutions-focused
* Level 3 (or above) qualification in L&D or HR
* Willingness to travel within the UK when required
Desirable (but not essential)
* Membership of a recognised HR or L&D professional body (e.g. CIPD)
* Experience within a professional or corporate services environment
* Additional L&D-related qualifications (e.g. coaching, psychometrics, NLP)
* Full UK driving licence
Roberts Webb Recruitment are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this role.